Presolicitation_12-14.pdf

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS 2016) and Postsecondary Longitudinal Sample Studies

Pre-solicitation Meeting

December 14, 2012

Agenda

• Introductions

• Overview of NPSAS and postsecondary longitudinal studies

• Overview of the Performance Work Statement

• Questions submitted in advance

• Questions and Feedback

Deila C. Johnson Contracting Officer Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Brenda Jefferson Contract Specialist Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Who we are

Introductions

Tracy Hunt-White Project Officer

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) National Center for Education Statistics Institute for Education Sciences

Sean Simone Associate Project Officer

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) National Center for Education Statistics Institute for Education Sciences

Who we are

• Research arm of the U.S. Department of Education

• Activities must be free of partisan political influence

• Responsible for researching, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data related to education in the U.S. and other nations

• The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is part of the Institute for Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education

What is the Institute of Education Sciences?

NPSAS & Postsecondary Longitudinal Studies

Overview

• Legislatively mandated data collection to make sense of the federal government’s $160B per year investment in financing students’ postsecondary educations:

Who are these students?

Where are they enrolling?

How are they paying for college?

Student, institutional, and federal financing

What are they experiencing in the postsecondary “environment?”

• Cross-Sectional Foundation

The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)

• Longitudinal Studies

The Beginning Postsecondary Students Study (BPS)

The Baccalaureate and Beyond Study (B&B)

The Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS)

Overview: Previous Studies

In NPSAS:12 and previous studies:

• A two-stage sampling design was used to draw a nationally representative sample of students,

• A student interview was used to collect information about family background and educational experiences,

• Administrative data from institutional student records and other sources were used to obtain data on financial aid and enrollment,

• A sample was drawn from the NPSAS study to launch a BPS or a B&B study in alternative administrations.

• The oversampling of states has been limited.

Overview: Data Collection Goals

• Increase the use of administrative data thereby reduce burden and costs to fund other initiatives.

• Reduce the number of contractor-institution contacts (generally, the same contractor should interface with institutions).

• Increase the frequency of the longitudinal studies.

• Oversample states using only administrative data.

Base contract:

• Administrative National Postsecondary Student Aid

Study in the 2015-2016 academic year

• Requires the creation of a process to standardize data extractions from postsecondary institutions

• Includes a field test and full-scale data collection

• Publications and data products.

The base contract does not include a student interview as was done in past studies.

Performance Work Statement

1. Project management

2. Develop standardized administrative data extractions from postsecondary institutions

3. Field test data collection

4. Full-scale data collection

5. Publications and data products

6. Information requests, IT reporting, and data analysis

7. Contract closeout and transition

Overview: Tasks

Optional tasks:

• Additional administrative NPSAS studies (including a study as early as the 2013-2014 academic year)

• Adds a student interview to NPSAS and includes interview questions to launch a Baccalaureate and Beyond longitudinal study (B&B) or Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)

• Longitudinal study follow-up interviews from this or previous NPSAS contracts

• Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies (PETS)

• Adds sample to a NPSAS study

• Adds questions to a NPSAS study

• Incentives to students

Overview: Optional Tasks

Optional tasks (continued):

• Administrative data extractions from postsecondary institutions for other NCES studies

• Administrative data extractions from the Department of Education’s data systems for a BPS or B&B study.

Overview: Optional Tasks

Studies in Active Contracts

NPSAS:08

NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16

NPSAS:18

BPS:12/14 BPS:12/17

BPS:16/18 BPS:16/21

B&B:08/09 PETS:08

B&B:16/17

B&B:08/12

PETS:21

B&B:08/18

PETS:17 BPS:12/19

PETS:17 B&B:16/20 B&B:16/26

BPS:16/23

Studies in Active Contracts

NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16

NPSAS:18

BPS:12/14 BPS:12/17

BPS:16/18 BPS:16/21

B&B:08/09 PETS:08

B&B:16/17

B&B:08/12

PETS:21

B&B:08/18

PETS:17 BPS:12/19

PETS:17 B&B:16/20 B&B:16/26

BPS:16/23

NPSAS:08 NPSAS:12

Studies in Optional Tasks

NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16

NPSAS:18

BPS:12/14 BPS:12/17

BPS:16/18 BPS:16/21

B&B:08/09 PETS:08

B&B:16/17

B&B:08/12

PETS:21

B&B:08/18

PETS:17 BPS:12/19

PETS:17 B&B:16/20 B&B:16/26

BPS:16/23

NPSAS:08 NPSAS:12

NPSAS:16

If an administrative NPSAS or a longitudinal follow-up is exercised, the following subtasks from the base contract are repeated for each study:

Planning Phase:

Schedules

Monthly Reports

Technical Review Panels

Field test sampling (if applicable)

Field test OMB forms clearance (if applicable)

Field test data collection

Field test methodology memo

Implementation Phase:

Sampling

OMB forms clearance

Standardized process for enrollment list collection (if applicable)

Full-scale data collection

Standardized process postsecondary institution data extraction (if applicable)

Publications and data products phase:

Analysis and Reporting

Datalab/WebVTS Tools

Restricted-Use Data Files

Questions

• Questions submitted in advance

• Additional Questions.

Additional Questions?

• Please direct all questions:

to: brenda.jefferson@ed.gov cc: deila.johnson@ed.gov

• Answers to questions will be posted to

FBO.GOV